Database List

	AAPG Datapages Combined Publications Database Note: Access restricted to to LSU campus This archive includes all of the AAPG Bulletin issues from 1917 to the present and most AAPG special publications and books. Additional collections available include: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies (GCAGS) Transactions 1951-2001, Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM) 1931-2001, Journal of Petroleum Geology (U.K.) 1978-1998, Field Papers of the New Orleans and East Texas Geological Society, and several new collections are currently in progress. These include publications by the Pacific Section of AAPG and the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) publications. (Link to Record)
	ACM Digital Library The ACM Digital Library (DL) is the most comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibligraphic records in existence today covering the fields of computing and information technology. The full-text database includes the complete collection of ACM's publications, including journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, and multimedia titles. In addition to the full-text database, the ACM Digital Library is heavily integrated with and includes unrestricted access to the Guide to Computing Literature bibliography. The ACM Digital Library includes reference linking though CrossRef, integration with the ACM Computing Reviews database, index terms using ACM's Computing Classification Scheme (CCS), alerting and TOC services, and all export formats including BibTex, Endnote, and ACM Ref, as well as OpenURL compliance, and COUNTER III and SUSHI Compliant usage statistics. (Link to Record)
	ACS Directory of Graduate Research The ACS Directory of Graduate Research (DGR) is the most comprehensive source of information on chemical research and researchers at universities in the U.S. and Canada. The directory: 1) lists universities with names and biographical information for all faculty members, their areas of specialization, titles of papers published within the last two years; and contact information. 2) provides a statistical summary on departments including numbers of full- and part-time faculty, postdoctoral appointments, graduate students, and master’s and doctoral degrees granted. Inside you will find information on: 665 academic departments, 10,858 faculty members, and 88,983 publication citations. As well as listings for: chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry, medicinal/pharmaceutical chemistry, polymers and materials science, marine science, toxicology, and environmental science. (Link to Record)
	Agricultural Entomology Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	AGRIS (Agriculture Sciences and Technology) AGRIS, the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology, was created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1974, to facilitate information exchange and to identify world literature dealing with all aspects of agriculture. AGRIS is a cooperative system in which participating countries input references to the literature produced within their boundaries and, in return, draw on the information provided by the other participants. 199 national, international and inter-governmental centers participate and submit about 14,000 items per month. (Link to Record)
	Alt HealthWatch The Alt HealthWatch database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. This database provides full text for articles from more than 140 international and often peer-reviewed journals, reports and proceedings, as well as association and consumer newsletters. In addition, Alt HealthWatch includes hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Full text titles include American Journal of Chinese Medicine, American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, California Journal of Oriental Medicine, European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy, Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, Journal of Traditional Acupuncture and many others. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. The majority of the full text titles included in the database are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. (Link to Record)
	American Institute of Physics Note: Because of licensing restrictions, this database is limited to the LSU campus. Provides full text access to eighty-seven journals published by the American Institute of Physics. (Link to Record)
	American Mathematical Society The AMS is devoted to publishing research mathematics of high quality and significance in all areas of pure and applied mathematics. An important goal is to make this research available to the mathematics community as quickly as sound editorial procedures and the medium of publication allow. For journals that appear in dual electronic and print formats, articles are posted individually on the Web soon after proof is returned from authors and before appearing in issues for the print product. The AMS also publishes refereed electronic-only journals that receive the same timely posting that dual-format journals receive. Items in article bibliographies are linked to their reviews on MathSciNet when available. (Link to Record)
	Applied Science and Technology Retrospective Provides access to seven decades (1913 – 1983) of information from the most important historical sources in the applied science and technology field-many of them peer-reviewed journals. Contains the complete content of Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957) and Applied Science & Technology Index (1958-1983), offering unique coverage of business and industry up through 1957. (Link to Record)
	Applied Science and Technology Retrospective (Mobile) Provides access to seven decades (1913 – 1983) of information from the most important historical sources in the applied science and technology field-many of them peer-reviewed journals. Contains the complete content of Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957) and Applied Science & Technology Index (1958-1983), offering unique coverage of business and industry up through 1957. (Link to Record)
	Archive Finder Archives Finder is a current directory of 5,596 repositories and 154,678 collections of primary source material across the United States. Using Archives Finder, researchers are able to read descriptions of a repository's holdings to determine whether a collection contains material useful to their work as well as find the information they need to contact the repository directly. Repository records provide detailed information including phone and fax numbers, hours of service, materials solicited, email and home page URLs when available. Each collection record links to its corresponding repository record, simplifying the research process. (Link to Record)
	Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Arts and Humanities Citation Index Science Citation Index Expanded - This database covers the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,800 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines from 1900 to the present. Some of the disciplines covered include: agriculture, neuroscience, astronomy, oncology, biochemistry, pediatrics, biology, pharmacology, biotechnology, physics, chemistry, plant sciences, computer science, psychiatry, materials science, surgery, mathematics, veterinary science, medicine, and zoology. Social Sciences Citation Index - This database covers the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines from 1956 to the present. Some of the disciplines covered include: anthropology, political science, history, public health, industrial relations, social issues, information science & library science, social work, law, sociology, linguistics, substance abuse, philosophy, urban studies, psychology, women's studies, and psychiatry. Arts & Humanities Citation Index - This database indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals from 1975 to the present. Some of the disciplines covered include: archaeology, linguistics, architecture, literary reviews, art, literature, Asian studies, music, classics, philosophy, dance, poetry, folklore, radio, television, film, history, religion, language, and theater. Use PAWS ID and password for Endnotes Help (Link to Record)
	ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources LSU Only This database, which monitors 4026 journals, covers basic and applied research on aquatic organisms, including all aspects of marine, fresh water, and brackish water organisms and environments. Covers research on exploitation of living resources, and related legal and socioeconomic issues. Sponsored by four U.N. specialized agencies. Monthly. 22,000 abstracts annually. Journals indexed by this database. (Link to Record)
	ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources Covers the fields of oceanography: physical, descriptive, dynamical, chemical, geological, and biological aspects, as well as limnology, ocean engineering, and specific resources. Also covers the current issues in international policy and legislation, meteorology and climatology, and technology and engineering. (Link to Record)
	ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) Accesses research into improving and augmenting aquatic yields, including cultivating marine, freshwater, and brackishwater species. Provides international perspectives on the science, practice, management, and economics of aquaculture. Bimonthly. 4,800 abstracts annually. Journals indexed by this database. (Link to Record)
	ASP Conference Series Since 1988, the non-profit Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has published the renowned Conference Series as part of its century-old mission to provide resources for astronomers and advance the science of astronomy. (Link to Record)
	Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals database offers a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture and design, including bibliographic descriptions. It contains over 600,000 entries surveying over 2,500 American and international journals, including many that are peer reviewed. Publications from professional associations and regional periodicals are also included. (Link to Record)
	Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) Major areas of coverage include: aggressins and toxins, animal bacteriology, antibacterial agents, antibiosis, antibiotics, cell structure and function, culture, ecology and distribution, genetics and evolution, human bacteriology, identification, immunology, invetebrate bacteriology, methodology, microbial symbiosis, plasmids, predation, taxonomy, and typing. Monthly. 13,200 Abstracts annually. Journals indexed by this database. (Link to Record)
	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: Survey Data Includes eight databases on specific illnesses or aspects of chronic disease prevention and health promotion, designed to help public health professionals and educators locate both published and unpublished program information. The databases cover such specific topics as health promotion and education, school health, cancer prevention and control, smoking, epilepsy, chronic disease prevention, state profile programs, and the health promotion and education thesaurus. Also called Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (Link to Record)
	Berg Fashion Library Informed by prestigious academic and library advisors, and anchored by the ten-volume Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion (July 2010), the Berg Fashion Library is the first online resource to provide access to interdisciplinary and integrated text, image, and journal content on world dress and fashion. The Berg Fashion Library offers users cross-searchable access to an expanding range of essential resources in this discipline of growing importance and relevance including a specially-created taxonomy, an e-book collection, and extensive color image bank. It will be of use to anyone working in, researching, or studying fashion, anthropology, art history, history, museum studies, and cultural studies. (Link to Record)
	BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art) This bilingual database (English and French) allows customized searching on the history of postclassical Western art. Covering European and American art from late antiquity to the present, the Bibliography of the History of Art indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals. The Bibliography of the History of Art is updated quarterly and covers 1973 to the present. Topics covered include fine, decorative, and applied arts, industrial design and architecture, popular and folk art, and material culture of interest to art historians through article abstracts from 1989 to the present. The Bibliography of the History of Art includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie) from 1973 to 1989 and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) from 1975 to 1989. (Link to Record)
	Biographical Memoirs Published since 1877, Biographical Memoirs are brief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members, written by those who knew them or their work. These biographies provide a personal and scholarly view of the lives and work of America's most distinguished scientists and a biographical history of science in the United States. Over the next several months, the entire collection of Biographical Memoirs will be available online as PDFs. Although memoirs published since 1995 have been freely available online, more than 900 memoirs published prior to 1995 were available previously only through archives and libraries. Among the 500 memoirs published recently online are those of famed naturalist Louis Agassiz; Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; Thomas Edison; Alexander Graham Bell; noted anthropologist Margaret Mead; and psychologist and philosopher John Dewey. Join our mailing list to receive site updates. (Link to Record)
	Biological Abstracts A complete collection of bibliographic references to life science journal literature published internationally. This database gives users easy access biological information and makes it simple to retrieve millions of records from earlier research in virtually every life science discipline. (Link to Record)
	Biological Control Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Biological Sciences & Living Resources (ASFA 1) This database, which monitors 4026 journals, covers basic and applied research on aquatic organisms, including all aspects of marine, fresh water, and brackish water organisms and environments. Covers research on exploitation of living resources, and related legal and socioeconomic issues. Sponsored by four U.N. specialized agencies. Monthly. 22,000 abstracts annually. Journals indexed by this database. (Link to Record)
	Biology Digest (CSA) Biology Digest is a compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. It is primarily intended for audience at the high school or undergraduate college level. Its purpose is to aid in keeping students and instructors current on the latest developments in biological research. Each of over 20,000 records contains an original abstract averaging about 325 words. Key information such as methods involved and conclusions drawn from the respective research is retained. (Link to Record)
	Biosis Note: This is a Dialog database. Searches in this database will be conducted by a librarian or library staff at no charge to the patron. If you wish to have a search conducted in this database, please consult the Middleton Library Reference Desk, at 578-5652. BIOSIS is the largest biological sciences database in the world, abstracting journal articles, proceedings, and other publications. Environmental science, biochemistry, and biomedicine are included. BIOSIS contains Biological Abstracts, which LSU also has separately, plus other material from journals, reports, and proceedings. The database starts with 1969. For earlier material go to the print version Biological Abstracts (MIDDLETON Reference QH 301 B37). If you need only the most important material indexed here, use the electronic Biological Abstracts. (Link to Record)
	Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) Large collection of indexes, each of which focuses on a specific scientific field. (Link to Record)
	CARIS (Current Agriculture Research Information System) CARIS is the Current Agricultural Research Information System, which was created by FAO in 1975 to identify and to facilitate the exchange of information about current agricultural research projects being carried out by - or on behalf of - developing countries. An international system, working on a cooperative basis, CARIS identifies projects dealing with all aspects of agriculture: plant and animal production and protection; post harvest processing of primary agricultural products; forestry; fisheries; agricultural engineering; natural resources and the environment as related to agriculture; food and human nutrition; agricultural economics; rural development, and agricultural administration; legislation, information, education and extension. (Link to Record)
	Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Note: Unrestricted Access The Catalog is a search and retrieval service that provides bibliographic records of U.S. Government information products. Use it to link to Federal agency online resources or identify materials distributed to Federal Depository Libraries. Coverage begins with January 1994 and new records are added daily. New Electronic Titles contains online titles that are the latest entries in the Catalog or are in the queue to be added to it. (Link to Record)
	Census of Agriculture 1992/1997/2002 Provides data on number of farms, land in farms, land use, irrigation, crops, livestock, poultry, value of farm products sold, hired farm labor, injuries and deaths, direct sales for human consumption, production expenses, and operator characteristics. The CD-ROM version of the study of the United States' production agriculture taken every five years at the national, state and county level. (Link to Record)
	CERN Document Server Over 650,000 bibliographic records, including 320,000 fulltext documents, of interest to people working in particle physics and related areas. Covers preprints, articles, books, journals, photographs, and much more. (Link to Record)
	Chemical Abstracts Note: You must first register before you can connect to CAS. Click the "i" for instructions. Scifinder is a database from Chemical Abstracts Service offering electronic access to Chemical Abstracts, which contains the largest substance database, CAS Registry, with more than 24 million substances--including 12 million organic substances. It is also the world's most comprehensive database of chemical literature and patents, containing the most current information, with daily updating by CAS scientists. We are now using the web version of SciFinder. You must first register before you can connect to CAS. To register, click on the link we have provided in PAWS under Library Resources, Off-campus access. During registration, you will create your own username and password which you will subsequently use to logon to SciFinder from the above link. Go to PAWS Registration. (Link to Record)
	Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS) Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System - carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, tumor promotion, and tumor inhibition data provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). (Link to Record)
	ChemIDplus Numerous chemical synonyms, structures, regulatory list information, and links to other databases containing information about the chemicals. (Link to Record)
	CiteSeer Scientific Literature Digital Library CiteSeer is a scientific literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science. CiteSeer aims to improve the dissemination and feedback of the scientific literature and to provide improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and timeliness in the access of scientific and scholarly knowledge. (Link to Record)
	Combined Chemical Dictionary on CD-ROM Note: Available in Middleton 109 via Start/Programs/Combined Chemical Dictionary. The Combined Chemical Dictionary on CD-ROM provides access to descriptive and numerical data on chemical, physical and biological properties of compounds; systematic and common names of compounds; literature references; structure diagrams and their associated connection tables. Entries come from the following dictionaries: Dictionary of Analytical Reagents (16,000 compounds) Dictionary of Carbohydrates (29,000 compounds) Dictionary of Drugs (47,000 compounds) Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds (105,600 compounds) Dictionary of Natural Products (200,000 compounds) Dictionary of Organic Compounds (281,000 compounds) Searching can be done by structure, CAS-RN, name, molecular formula, property values and other points of access. (Link to Record)
	Computer Science Index The Computer Science Index (formerly called Computer Literature Index), a database created by EBSCO Publishing, provides abstracting and indexing of academic journals, professional publications and other reference sources at the highest scholarly and technical levels of computer science. The database contains more than 300,000 records from more than 500 periodicals and books, with coverage dating back to the mid 1950s. Computer Science Index focuses on subjects such as artificial intelligence, expert systems, system design, data structures, computer theory, computer systems and architecture, software engineering, human-computer interaction, new technologies, social and professional context, and much more. Enhancements to the original database include hundreds of new titles and searchable references for key academic journals. The product also includes editor-selected articles from magazine and journal titles in related areas of study. (Link to Record)
	Conference Papers Index Provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at conferences in physics, engineering and materials science, and, since 1995, in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences. Information is derived from final programs, abstracts booklets and published proceedings, and questionnaire responses. Begins 1982. (Link to Record)
	Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) is a core electronic collection of agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. Full-text materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection, food science,forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science. Scholars have selected the titles in this collection for their historical importance. Their evaluations and 4,500 core titles are detailed in the seven volume series The Literature of the Agricultural Sciences, Wallace C. Olsen, series editor. (Link to Record)
	County Business Patterns Compiles data on numbers of employees, payroll, and numbers of establishments for major industries in the United States, on federal, state, and county levels. (Link to Record)
	CQ Press Created and hosted by CQ Press, the CQ Press Electronic Library (CQEL) is the definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. A wealth of CQ Press resources and years of journalistic and editorial expertise are combined in this indispensable reference collection. These reference products offer researchers—whether students, scholars, professionals, or interested citizens—a range of tools for discovering and understanding CQ Press's authoritative content. (Link to Record)
	CQ Researcher Plus Archive The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports, each around 12,000 words, produced each year. The reports include a pro-con feature, a chronology, bibliographies and a list of contacts. (Link to Record)
	Crop Physiology Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences is the first in a series of CSA Illustrata databases of searchable tables, figures, graphs, charts and other illustrations from the scholarly research and technical literature. CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences is interdisciplinary, covering a wide variety of journals from all major areas such as: Biology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Medical Sciences, Agriculture, Fish and Fisheries, Education, Geography, Veterinary Science, Food and Food Industries, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Meteorology, Public Health and Safety, Water Resources, Conservation, and Forests and Forestry. (Link to Record)
	Current Index to Statistics The Current Index to Statistics is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. References are drawn from 162 core journals (as of 2005) that are fully indexed, non-core journals from which articles are selected that have statistical content, proceedings and edited books, and other sources. The CIS Extended Database (CIS-ED), available on-line (Web edition) indexes the entire contents of "core journals", in most cases from 1975 (or first issue if later) to the current end year, and pre-1975 coverage for several of them, selected articles since 1975 from about 1200 additional journals (cumulatively), and about 11,000 books in statistics published since 1975. (Link to Record)
	Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology and Environmental Teratology Information Center (DART/ETIC) Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology and Environmental Teratology Information Center - Current and older literature on developmental and reproductive toxicology. (Link to Record)
	Diagnosis of Shrimp Diseases with emphasis on the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) Note: CD-ROM available at the Middleton Library Reference Desk Diagnosis of Shrimp Diseases with emphasis on the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon). (Link to Record)
	Dictionary of Science & Technology Note: Available at the Middleton Library Reference Desk (Call Number Q123 .A33 1996) Provides an electronic version of the Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology, adding sophisticated searching capabilities, spoken pronunciations, illustrations, and spelling dictionaries. (Link to Record)
	Ecology Abstracts Ecology Abstracts focuses on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants, and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms. Included are relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment, and is updated monthly. Major areas of coverage include: algae/lichens, animals, annelids, aquatic ecosystems, arachnids, arid zones, birds, brackish water, bryophytes/pteridophytes, coastal ecosystems, conifers, conservation, control, crustaceans, ecosystem studies, fungi, grasses, grasslands, high altitude environments, human ecology, insects, legumes, mammals, management, microorganisms, molluscs, nematodes, paleo-ecology, plants, pollution studies, reptiles, river basins, soil, taiga/tundra, terrestrial ecosystems, vertebrates, wetlands, and woodlands. Journals indexed by this database. (Link to Record)
	Economics and Sociology Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Kirk-Othmer) Written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances—including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed. (Link to Record)
	Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and Mining The Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and Mining provides a comprehensive, critical and descriptive examination of concepts, issues, trends, and challenges in this rapidly expanding field of data warehousing and mining (DWM). This encyclopedia consists of more than 350 contributors from 32 countries, 1,800 terms and definitions, and more than 4,400 references. This authoritative publication offers in-depth coverage of evolutions, theories, methodologies, functionalities, and applications of DWM in such interdisciplinary industries as healthcare informatics, artificial intelligence, financial modeling, and applied statistics, making it a single source of knowledge and latest discoveries in the field of DWM. (Link to Record)
	Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications The Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications is a wide-ranging collection of diverse coverage of topics related to database concepts, technologies, and applications. This encyclopedia provides an overview of the state-of-the-art of classical subjects and has contributions from over 175 international researchers from 33 countries, more than 970 terms and definitions and over 2,400 references. It also delivers clear and concise explanations of emerging issues and technologies such as multimedia database systems, data warehousing and mining, geospatial and temporal databases, and data reverse engineering. The Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications is a priceless single reference source for any library on the topic of database technologies and applications. This important new publication offers researchers, scholars, students and professionals access to the latest knowledge related to database science and technology. (Link to Record)
	Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management The Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management is the most comprehensive source of coverage related to the past, present, and emerging directions of knowledge management. The Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management provides a broad basis for understanding the issues, technologies, theories, applications, opportunities, and challenges being faced by researchers and organizations today in their quest for knowledge management. Over 170 contributors from 23 countries have conferred their expertise to this publication, and with 940 definitions and more than 3,600 references, this encyclopedia is the single source for reliable and modern-day research in the field of knowledge management. (Link to Record)
	Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry The Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry provides authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the whole topic of spectroscopy, from theory to applications. Short articles, each covering one aspect of spectroscopy, provide the professional spectroscopist working in academia or industry with the essential facts and background on areas of spectroscopy peripheral to their own. A list of further reading at the end of each article directs the reader to the level of detail required for professional purposes. Articles are arranged alphabetically, each having been named to facilitate logical access by the reader. Each article is flagged as to which area of spectroscopy it covers ("Mass Spectroscopy," "Magnetic Resonance," etc.) and whether it covers theory, methods and instrumentation, or applications. Users can refer to an alphabetical article listing, or to a listing arranged according to subject area to locate articles. Further reading lists at the end of each article allow easy access to the primary literature. Extensive cross-referencing, a complete subject index, numerous figures, and color plates are included in each volume. (Link to Record)
	Engineering Information Village 2 Contains databases and links to information on the following areas of engineering: acoustical engineering, aeronautical engineering, aerospace engineering, agriculture, automotive engineering, biotech engineering, business and financial, careers and education, chemical engineering, chemical industry, civil engineering and architecture, computer engineering, construction, drugs and medicine, electrical engineering, electronics, energy management, geology and mining, industrial and manufacturing engineering, international engineering, manufacturing, materials, mechanical engineering, metals and mining, nuclear and power engineering, office equipment and computers, optics and electro-optical engineering, petroleum engineering, telecommunications, transportation, and utilities and power. (Link to Record)
	Environmental Issues and Policy Index The Environmental Issues & Policy Index database offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Environmental Issues & Policy Index offers cover-to-cover indexing and detailed abstracts for well over 1,000 international journals, with ongoing coverage for over 500 titles, providing a global perspective on important issues. The database features an in-depth thesaurus, and extensive subject area coverage ranging as far back as 1950. (Link to Record)
	ETDEWEB ETDEWEB includes information on the environmental impact of energy production and use, including climate change; energy R&D; energy policy; nuclear, coal, hydrocarbon and renewable energy technologies and more. Includes over 953,500 bibliographic records with more than 4.4 million downloadable full text. (Link to Record)
	Food Safety Research Database (FSRIO) The Secretary of Agriculture established a Food Safety Research Information Office at the National Agricultural Library. The Office shall provide to the research community and the general public information on publicly funded, and to the extent possible, privately funded food safety research initiatives for the purpose of-- (A) preventing unintended duplication of food safety research; and (B) assisting the executive and legislative branches of the Government and private research entities to assess food safety research needs and priorities. (Link to Record)
	GENE-TOX GENE-TOX - Peer-reviewed mutagenicity test data from the EPA. (Link to Record)
	GEOREF This database is a comprehensive geoscience resource containing over 2.2 million bibliographic records covering subjects such as mineralogy and crystallography, general mineralogy, mineralogy of silicates, and mineralogy of non-silicates. Bibliographic records from more than 3,000 journals are included in the database as well as journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses. Over 60,000 references are added to the GeoRef database annually. Geology of North America is covered from 1785 to the present, and geology of the world is covered from 1933 to the present. This database is produced by the American Geological Institute. (Link to Record)
	GPO Access Provides online access to the U.S. Government Printing Office. This service was mandated by Public Law 103-40 (June 8, 1993), "The Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1993," to make the Federal Register and other Congressional information available to the public. (Link to Record)
	Grassland and Forage Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	GreenFILE GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well. Non-LSU Affiliates may click here to access GreenFILE Abstracts for free. (Link to Record)
	Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Broad scope in human and animal toxicity, safety and handling, environmental fate, and more. Scientifically peer-reviewed. (Link to Record)
	Health & Safety Science Abstracts Surveys recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Major areas of coverage include: occupational safety and health, transportation environmental and ecology, food and drugs, pesticides, natural disasters, civil defense, and emergency management, fire safety, radiation safety, electrical safety, consumer and recreation safety, ergonomics and human factors, diseases, injuries, trauma, epidemology and public health, medical safety, toxicology, civil and structural engineering. Monthly. 5,600 abstracts annually. Journals indexed by this database. (Link to Record)
	Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides nearly 600 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. While coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, the database also covers Clinical Pharmacology, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1975. (Link to Record)
	Helminthology Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	HMC&M (Hazardous Material Control & Management) Note: CD-ROM Available at the Middleton Library Reference Desk Includes HMIS data, as well as Ships Hazardous Materials Lists, Hazardous Material User's Guide, Shipboard Safety Equipment Shopping Guide, Shelf Life Extension Criteria Manual, and a Glossary of Hazardous Terms. (Link to Record)
	HMIS (Hazardous Materials Information System) Note: CD-ROM Available at the Middleton Library Reference Desk Serves as the Department of Defense repository for Material Safety Data Sheet information. (Link to Record)
	HSDB Structures 2D structural information on the HSDB chemicals. (Link to Record)
	Human Health and Hygiene Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Illustrata: Natural Sciences (CSA) CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences is the first in a series of CSA Illustrata databases of searchable tables, figures, graphs, charts and other illustrations from the scholarly research and technical literature. CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences is interdisciplinary, covering a wide variety of journals from all major areas such as: Biology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Medical Sciences, Agriculture, Fish and Fisheries, Education, Geography, Veterinary Science, Food and Food Industries, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Meteorology, Public Health and Safety, Water Resources, Conservation, andForests and Forestry. (Link to Record)
	Index to Scientific and Technical Proceedings Note: CD-ROM Available at Middleton Library Reference Desk (Call Numbers Q101 .I55 USER GUIDE, Q101 .I55 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE, Q101 .I55 2002/2006, Q101 .I55 2000/2004, Q101 .I55 1998/2002, Q101 .I55 1997/2001) Indexes the published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions in a wide range of disciplines in science and technology over the last five years. (Link to Record)
	Index Veterinarius Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Industrial & Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) Assembles findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries -- including antibiotic and antimicrobial agents, contamination, ripening, and fermentation processes for foods, wines and beer, soil microbiology, plant diseases, biodegradation, isolation and identification of microorganisms. Monthly. 7,700 abstracts annually. Journals indexed by this database. (Link to Record)
	Information Science and Technology Abstracts This library and information science database provides references and abstracts from more than 450 publications covering the world's literature in librarianship, information science and related disciplines. Coverage in Information Science & Technology Abstracts dates back to 1966. (Link to Record)
	INSPEC Archive The INSPEC Archive provides electronic access to the entire collection of Science Abstracts Journals (back to volume one) dating from 1898 to 1968. Coverage includes physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control engineering. (Link to Record)
	Institute of Physics (IOP) IOPscience is a new online service for journal content published by IOP. It contains more than 250,000 articles, from 1874 to the present day. It's been designed to give you easy access to scientific, technical and medical content. The content in IOPscience has been organized by more than 6,000 classifications using PACS and MSC codes in physics, astronomy and mathematics, so you will easily discover scientific research that matches your specific needs and interests. (Link to Record)
	Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Integrated Risk Information System - data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of human health risk assessment, focusing on hazard identification and dose-response assessment. (Link to Record)
	International Station Meteorological Climate Summary Note: Available at the Middleton Library Reference Desk Includes maps and graphs of climatic data prepared through the joint effort of several agencies. Data is provided in three types of summary: Summaries of Meteorological Observations; Surface Observation Climatic Summaries; and World Wide Airfield Summaries. (Link to Record)
	International Tables for Crystallography International Tables for Crystallography is the definitive resource and reference work for crystallography and structural science. Each of the eight volumes in the series contains articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials. Emphasis is given to symmetry, diffraction methods and techniques of crystal-structure determination, and the physical and chemical properties of crystals. The data are accompanied by discussions of theory, practical explanations and examples, all of which are useful for teaching. International Tables for Crystallography comprises 6,000 pages including nearly 2,000 pages of symmetry tables which are vital for the analysis of crystal structures: Volume A: Space-group symmetry, 5e Volume A1: Symmetry relations between space groups, 2e Volume B: Reciprocal space, 3e Volume C: Mathematical, physical and chemical tables, 3e Volume D: Physical properties of crystals Volume E: Subperiodic groups, 2e Volume F: Crystallography of biological macromolecules Volume G: Definition and exchange of crystallographic data This edition includes new editions of Volumes A1 and E, making International Tables the most up-to-date, dynamic, and comprehensive reference work available to crystallographers, and to all those who use crystallography across a wide range of fields. (Link to Record)
	Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (IPCA) (formerly Microcomputer Abstracts) provides abstracts and indexing for literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas. IPCA content coverage extends back to the 1980s. Over 400 of the most important trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals are covered, including those that focus on specific topics such as Macintosh & Windows platforms, programming, web development and more. Special emphasis is also given to hardware and software reviews. Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts includes content from such titles as Byte.com, PC World, Macworld, and Linux Journal. The product also includes editor-selected articles from hundreds of popular magazine titles. (Link to Record)
	IOPscience IOPscience is a new online service for journal content published by IOP. It contains more than 250,000 articles, from 1874 to the present day. It's been designed to give you easy access to scientific, technical and medical content. The content in IOPscience has been organized by more than 6,000 classifications using PACS and MSC codes in physics, astronomy and mathematics, so you will easily discover scientific research that matches your specific needs and interests. (Link to Record)
	Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Journal Citation Reports Journal Citation Reports is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. It is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Journal Citation Reports can show you the: Most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field. Citation and article counts are important indicators of how frequently current researchers are using individual journals. By tabulating and aggregating citation and article counts, JCR offers a unique perspective for journal evaluation and comparison. (Link to Record)
	Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances—including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed. (Link to Record)
	Leisure Recreation and Tourism Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Maize Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Mathematics ArXiv The mathematics arXiv is part of the e-print arXiv of physics, mathematics, and computer science. It is maintained at Cornell University. The arXiv was started in 1991 at Los Alamos in the area of high-energy theoretical physics and was then known as hep-th; for many years it was also known as "xxx". It is freely available and mirrored in 15 countries; new submissions are usually available the next day. The mathematics arXiv was formed from a number of smaller mathematical archives, with some in the arXiv system and some elsewhere, at the beginning of 1998. The system as a whole has over 200,000 articles in physics, over 20,000 in mathematics, and over 2,000 in computer science. The ultimate goal is to distribute all new research literature in all three disciplines worldwide, to store it permanently, and to keep it freely available. (Link to Record)
	MathSciNet Indexes materials on mathematics and the mathematical sciences. MathSciNet covers Mathematical Reviews from 1940 to the present. The full text of all reviews from 1940 to the present is available on MathSciNet. Items listed in the annual indexes of Mathematical Reviews but not given an individual review are also included. Current Mathematical Publications is a subject index of bibliographic data for recent and forthcoming publications. Most items are later reviewed in Mathematical Reviews. All items in Mathematical Reviews appear first in Current Mathematical Publications. (Link to Record)
	MEDLINE Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, Medline contains citations and abstracts to international biomedical literature from over 3700 journals on topics including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services. The database contains a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services. OldMedline from the NLM Gateway includes the years 1958 - 1965. The ISI/Web of Knowledge Interface contains info from 1950 to the present. (Link to Record)
	Merck Index Online The Merck Index is a one-volume encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals that contains more than 10,000 monographs, 32 supplemental tables and 450 Organic Name Reactions. Nearly 4,000 of the entries cover drugs and pharmaceuticals, 2,000 describe common organic chemicals and laboratory reagents, another 2,000 cover naturally occurring substances and plants, 1,000 focus on the elements and on inorganic chemicals, and approximately 1,000 pertain to compounds of agricultural significance. Each monograph in this authoritative reference source is a concise description of a single substance or a small group of closely related compounds. In addition, there are more than 700 new and completely revised monographs, thousands of new references, trademarks and uses added to previous edition's monographs. Several hundred discuss endogenous substances and biological agents. There is an expanded focus on "Green Chemistry" and compounds of environmental significance. In addition to revisions and updating, enhancements include embedding the Chemical Abstracts Registry Numbers for title and derivative compounds within the monographs. (Link to Record)
	MicroPaleontology Press LSU Libraries subscribes to the "Ellis and Messina" portion of this web site. The Ellis and Messina Catalogues are an authority on the names of genera and species of three main groups of fossilizing micro-organisms. The Micropaleontology Press web site also has some features that are free to all users. (Link to Record)
	Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications, 1895-1976 The Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications, 1895-1976 is a faithful digital version of the US Government Printing Office’s authorized government bibliography from 1895 to June 1976. The Federal Depository Library Program, which has been administered by the Government Printing Office (GPO) since 1895, is filled with information on careers, business opportunities, consumer information, health and nutrition, legal and regulatory information, demographics, and almost any other subject. The U.S. Government is the largest publisher in the world. Due to the huge amount of information printed by the U.S. Government, very few documents have historically been catalogued. The Monthly Catalog is the only finding aid to this vast body of literature. (Link to Record)
	NESC Code The NESC is one of the most popular titles from IEEE, and is now full-text accessible in IEEE Xplore for subscribers of the IEL and the IEEE All Inclusive Standards Online Subscription. Published exclusively by the IEEE, the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC®) sets the ground rules for practical safeguarding of persons during the installation, operation, or maintenance of electric supply and communication Lines and associated equipment. Subscribers to IEL, and the IEEE All-Inclusive Standards package can access the 2007 version of the NESC in IEEE Xplore. (Link to Record)
	NTIS (National Technical Information Service) The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is the nation's largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIS supports the nation's economic growth by providing access to information that stimulates innovation and discovery. The main NTIS website allows for searching but does not provide free access to full-text documents. See Also DARTS. (Link to Record)
	Nursing and Allied Health Source ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health SourceTM provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This versatile database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at healthcare facilities as well as nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides abstracting and indexing for more than 650 titles, with over 580 titles in full-text. ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source covers over 70 wide-ranging topics including: Cytology, Nursing, Nutrition, Oncology, Pediatric Care, Pharmacology, Public Health, and Radiology. (Link to Record)
	Nutrition Abstracts (Human) via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Nutrition Abstracts (Livestock) via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Ocean Technology, Policy, and Non-Living Resources (ASFA-2) Covers the fields of oceanography: physical, descriptive, dynamical, chemical, geological, and biological aspects, as well as limnology, ocean engineering, and specific resources. Also covers the current issues in international policy and legislation, meteorology and climatology, and technology and engineering. (Link to Record)
	OnePetro (SPE Papers) OnePetro.org is a multi-society library that provides a simple way to search for and access a broad range of technical literature related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. From one place, you can search and buy documents from many different professional societies, or similar organizations, that serve the oil and gas industry. Customers can purchase any of the documents they find through their searches with a credit card, and download them as pdf files directly to their computers. Purchases can be made in USD, GBP, or EUR. The following organizations currently have their technical documents available through OnePetro: American Petroleum Institute (API) American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) NACE International (corrosion engineers) Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) The Society of Underwater Technology (SUT) World Petroleum Council (WPC) The number of participating organizations is expected to grow over time. (Link to Record)
	Organic Syntheses Since 1921, Organic Syntheses has provided the chemistry community with annual collections of detailed, reliable, and carefully checked procedures for the synthesis of organic compounds. Some procedures describe practical methods for the preparation of specific compounds of interest, while other procedures illustrate important synthetic methods with general utility. Each procedure is written in considerably more detail as compared to typical experimental procedures in other journals, and each reaction and all characterization data has been carefully "checked" for reproducibility in the laboratory of a member of the Board of Editors. (Link to Record)
	Ornamental Horticulture via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	OSHA Laws, Regulations, and Interpretations Provides full-text, searchable versions of Occupational Safety and Health Administration documents. CD-ROM Available at the Middleton Library Government Documents Desk (Link to Record)
	Pig Production and Health Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Plant Breeding and Genetics Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Plant Growth Regulators Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Plant Management Network The Plant Management Network is a unique cooperative resource for the applied plant sciences. Designed to provide plant science practitioners fast electronic access to proven solutions, the Plant Management Network offers an extensive searchable database comprised of thousands of web-based resource pages from the network's partner universities, companies, and associations. In addition, the network's four peer-reviewed citable journals, Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Forage and Grazinglands, and Plant Health Progress, provide credible current information in areas important to practitioners, policy makers, and the public. (Link to Record)
	Plant Pathology Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Postharvest Science and Technology Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Potatoes Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Poultry Science Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Protozoological Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	PubWest Note: Access available from the Middleton Library Text Lab. Password required. For use of this database, inquire at the reference desk PubWest (Public Web-based Examiner's Search Tool) contains the U.S. Patents Full-Text Database, U.S. Pre-grant Publication Full-Text Database, U.S. OCR Full-Text Database, EPO Abstracts Database, and JPO Abstracts Database. Users can search by proximity operators (near, adj, same, with) or field codes. The Search Results screen can be displayed in multiple ways, Hit List, KWIC, Side by Side Text Display, Document Text, and Images. One can also view and edit their Search History and create Collections of patents. (Link to Record)
	Review of Plant Pathology via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Rice Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Royal Society of Chemistry Journals Archive The online availability of all articles published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (and its forerunner Societies) from 1841 to 1996 has been a tremendous success since its launch in 2004. From July 31, 2005 the RSC Journal Archive is expanded with the addition of 130,000 more pages of research, published from 1997-2004. (Link to Record)
	Rural Development Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	SAGE Journals Online SAGE Publications publishes over 460 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine. SAGE Journals Online is the delivery platform that provides online access to the full text of individual SAGE journals. The SAGE Full-Text Collections, SAGE's award-winning, discipline-specific research databases, are also available on SAGE Journals Online. (Link to Record)
	Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials A primary source for evaluating the hazardous potential of substances used in commerce. Sax's combines data on toxicological, flammability, reactivity, explosive potential, and regularity information on approximately 26,000 substances, including 2600 new entries. (Link to Record)
	Seed Science Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	SIAM Journals The electronic versions of various journals published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. NOTE: While searching this database, use the SIAM Journal search at the bottom of the screen over the Google search above it. (Link to Record)
	Soyabeans Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	SPE Papers (OnePetro) A multi-society library that provides a simple way to search for and access a broad range of technical literature related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. From one place, one can search and buy documents from many different professional societies, or similar organizations, that serve the oil and gas industry. Customers can purchase any of the documents they find through their searches with a credit card, and download them as pdf files directly to their computers. Purchases can be made in USD, GBP, or EUR. The following organizations currently have their technical documents available through OnePetro: American Petroleum Institute (API) American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) NACE International (corrosion engineers) Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) The Society of Underwater Technology (SUT) World Petroleum Council (WPC) (Link to Record)
	Textile Technology Complete Provides extensive coverage of the scientific and technological aspects of textile production and processing. Formerly the Institute of Textile Technology's Textile Technology Digest, this database traces the body of knowledge in textile science and technology as far back as the early years of the 20th century. Contains indexing and abstracting for more than 470 periodical titles, and for thousands of titles drawn from sources such as books, conferences, theses, technical reports and trade literature. Subject coverage includes manufacturing techniques, textile end products, chemicals and dyes, the properties of natural and synthetic fibers and yarns, environmental issues, and the related areas of chemistry, biology and physics. Coverage spans the domestic and international arenas and includes publications covering the major resources from the scientific community, as well as the apparel, home furnishings, flooring, and polymer industries. This database also includes full text for nearly 50 journals, as well as over 50 books and monographs. (Link to Record)
	Tide & Tidal Current Tables Provides Tide Tables for the east and west coasts of North and South America, for the central and western Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, and for Europe and the west coast of Africa, as well as Tidal Current Tables for the Pacific coasts of North America and Asia, and for the Atlantic coast of North America, all prepared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service. (Link to Record)
	Toxicology Abstracts Surveys toxicology studies across a wide range of substances including industrial and agricultural chemicals, household products, pharmaceuticals, and myriad other substances. Major areas of coverage include: pharmaceuticals; food, additives, and contaminants; agro-chemicals; cosmetics, toiletries, and household products; industrial chemicals; metals; toxins and other natural substances; social poisons and drug abuse; polycyclic hydrocarbons; nitrosamines and related compounds; radiation and radioactive materials; methodology; legislation and recommended standards. Begins 1981. Monthly. 8,800 abstracts annually. Journals indexed by this database. (Link to Record)
	Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Toxics Release Inventory. Includes information on chemicals released into the environment, treated, or recycled at manufacturing facilities in the United States. CD-ROM available at Middleton reference desk with coverage back to 1987. (Link to Record)
	TOXLINE Access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. Major areas of coverage include: air pollution; antidotes; biological and adverse effects of drugs; carcinogenesis via chemicals; chemically-induced diseases; environmental chemicals and pollutants; food additives; genotoxicity; hazardous materials; health and safety human and animal toxicity; industrial and household chemicals; mutagenicity pesticides and herbicides; radioactive materials; risk information. This database provides bibliographic citations and abstracts from journal articles, monographs, technical reports, theses, letters, meeting abstracts, papers and reports. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, information in the database is drawn from a number of discrete files including Toxicity Bibliography and Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. (Link to Record)
	Trademark Electronic Search System The U.S. government's website which contains information on trademarks, how to apply for one, and TESS: the search system that contains more than 3 million pending, registered and dead federal trademarks. (Link to Record)
	Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS) The TRIS Database contains almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation. (Link to Record)
	U.S. Exports of Merchandise Provides data on U.S. exports of domestic and foreign merchandise, arranged by Harmonized Schedule B Commodity Code, including quantity, value, and shipping weight, by country of destination, customs district of exportation, and method of transportation, both for the current month and for the year to date. Call No.: C 3.278/3:date (Link to Record)
	U.S. Imports of Merchandise Provides data on U.S. imports of merchandise, including net quantity, value, and shipping weight data, in terms of commodity, by country of origin, with totals for each customs district of entry and customs district of unlading, both for the current month and for the year to date. Call No.: C 3.278/2:date (Link to Record)
	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office The main site for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The office issues patents and trademarks and the site gives information on how to apply and contains various search engines which gives the user access to millions of patents and trademarks. (Link to Record)
	U.S. Patents Full-Text and Full-Image Databases The patent database for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The database contains over 3 million patents including design patents, utility patents, plant patents, etc. (Link to Record)
	USA Trade Online Provides monthly information on U.S. imports and exports on over 18,000 commodities. The Stat-USA office ceased operations on September 30, 2010 and thus, this resource is no longer available. StatUSA has provided a transitional resource at http://www.statusa.gov/. The University of Central Florida Libraries has compiled a list of resources which were used by the Department of Commerce to provide information on the STAT-USA website. The guide is available at http://guides.ucf.edu/statusa. (Link to Record)
	Weed Science Abstracts via CabDirect Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage. (Link to Record)
	Wiley InterScience This database provides the full text of articles from a variety of scholarly scientific journals. (Link to Record)
	World Textiles Covers the world literature on the science and technology of textiles and related materials; on economic and commercial developments and the management of the textile industry. The database, which includes the coverage of World Textile Abstracts, offers comprehensive coverage of the world's textile-related literature from technical, scientific, economic and commercial journals, as well as books, technical reports, conference proceedings, and statistical publications. (Link to Record)
	WorldCat Local (Mobile) The LSU Libraries collection and the collections of many other libraries are searchable worldwide using WorldCat Local, the world's largest network of library-based content and services. Although WorldCat has a global reach, you'll always see information about our collections and links to our services up front. Everything you need is displayed right within the WorldCat record, including location and availability information for the item, and prominent button links to reserve or request an item or directly view electronic content such as the full text of an article. What does it include? Resources owned by LSU Libraries: Resources available through our sharing relationships with other libraries, if your library belongs to a group; Resources owned by all other WorldCat libraries globally. Results within each of these groups are ordered by relevance. Note that global WorldCat results may include many resources not owned by LSU Libraries. You may be able to obtain these items from a nearby library or through our resource-sharing network—click the "Request Item" button on the WorldCat record. WorldCat Local now searches JSTOR articles as well! What does it not include? Materials on order or in the process of being added to the collection Materials that are locally cataloged Some LSU print dissertations and theses from 1898-2001* Article citations not included in ArticleFirst, ERIC, MEDLINE, British Library Serials, and GPO Monthly Catalog Materials included in the following online collections:* Early American Newspapers Early English Books Online (EEBO) English Poetry, Second Edition CABI e-books Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO) Safari Books Online *The Libraries are working to add catalog records for these resources to WorldCat Local. With the exception of LSU print dissertations and theses, approval from vendors is required to add the records to WorldCat Local. This list will be updated as records are added to WorldCat Local. These resources are always available through the online catalog. (Link to Record)
	Zoological Record Zoological Record, currently published by Thomson Scientific, and by BIOSIS and the Zoological Society of London until 2004, is the world's most comprehensive index to zoological literature. Records cover every aspect of zoology, including biochemistry, behavior, ecology evolution, genetics, and so forth. Over 5,000 international serials plus approximately 1,500 non-serial publications are currently monitored, including professional journals, magazines, newsletters, monographs, books, reviews, and conference proceedings. Glossary and Thesaurus Zoological Record is indexed using an extensive thesaurus of around 6,000 terms developed over more than 20 years. The thesaurus is designed primarily as a tool for information organization and retrieval of information in the Zoological Record database and associated services. The following are links to the Glossary and Thesaurus terms provided by Thomson Scientific for Zoological Record. (Link to Record)

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